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Page 8 theview .com November 2017 Local Resident Honored for Professional Achievement Photo Courtesy of UT-Martin Mike Moss, and Joe Exum (center, l to r), received alumni awards on October 7 during UT Martin Homecoming. Joining Moss and Exum following the Saturday morning presentations were (left) UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver and Betsy Brasher, of Memphis, a senior vice president with First Tennessee Bank and president of the UT Alumni Association. Arlington resident Mike Moss was honored with the Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Tennessee at Martin, which recognizes an alum for outstanding achievement in his or her chosen profession. Moss received a Bachelor of Science degree from UT Martin in 1963 and has since spent 40 years in public education – teaching in classrooms with both Memphis and Shelby County Schools, serving as an admissions officer with the University of Memphis and acting as coordinator of admissions for the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He has served UT Martin and the UT System as a member of both the UT Martin Alumni Board and the University of Tennessee Alumni Association Board of Governors, and as president of the UT Martin Memphis Region Alumni Chapter, UTAA Memphis Region chapter and the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association. Since his retirement, he has volunteered with First Presbyterian Church in Memphis to help the local homeless population obtain official identification paperwork. He has also been involved with the local food kitchen and has taught a six- month program for addiction recovery through Memphis Union Mission. He is currently a member of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Advertising in The View 38002 makes good business sense. To learn more about increasing your business by adding print media to your marketing plans, con- tact Iggy Collazo, Advertising Director, at [email protected] or 901-848-4092